Female Reproductive System

Question 17 - Single Best Answer

Although endometrial cancer is more prevalent in today's society, cervical cancer still has a higher mortality rate. The American Cancer Society recommends that women greater than age 20 and sexually active women less that age 20 obtain annual screening via the Papanicoulau smear. Usually cells are taken from the endocervix and ectocervix in order to look for metaplasia (change in epithelium from one type to another) and any other abnormalities. Which structure depicts the ectocervix?

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